ISBN: 9781581823042

In 1965 Penny Burford takes a single nickel from her husband's overflowing mound of change on the bedroom dresser and hesitantly slips it into the pocket of her housedress. He won't miss … Mehr…

In 1965 Penny Burford takes a single nickel from her husband's overflowing mound of change on the bedroom dresser and hesitantly slips it into the pocket of her housedress. He won't miss it, she decides. With that single act Penny changes the course of her life -- and the lives of untold others. Roy is a good husband, Penny reminds herself, but he can pinch a nickel until Thomas Jefferson hollers "Uncle " A hard, dominating man, he bristles when Penny offers to roll the coins -- no wife of his needs to waste time rolling mere pennies. Penny has never kept a secret from her husband, but as her hoard of castaway change grows, she discovers that having money of her own gives her the power to make her own decisions. Beginning with something as small as a furtive trip to a fast-food restaurant in a Georgia town, she finds that small change can eventually lead to big changes. Thirty-four years later, Roy finds a check for $1,500 drawn on an account bearing only Penny's name. He is bewildered, wondering how his wife, who has never worked outside their home in her entire life, managed to come by so much money. His quest to unravel this mystery leads him to other discoveries about the woman he thought he knew so well. Roy learns just how many lives Penny has touched and just how well his wife had known his secrets all those years -- and her example shows him how to begin life anew. Small Change is a deceptively simple story that explores the human condition in a rich emotional portrait. A remarkable tale of an ordinary housewife who leaves an extraordinary legacy, it reminds us of the true spirit of charity, the effects of poverty, and the tragic self-silencing that limits the richnessof far too many women's lives. Small Change: The Secret Life of Penny Burford Yandell, J. Belinda, Cumberland House Publishing<

2002, ISBN: 9781581823042

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 1/2 h x 5 1/2w. A real nice clean unmarked 270 page first edition hardcover with full number sequ… Mehr…

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 1/2 h x 5 1/2w. A real nice clean unmarked 270 page first edition hardcover with full number sequence with "1" present. Elderly Miranda Romanac lives with her memories until an affair with an art dealer grounds her to the here and now. When he suddenly dies, though, her grasp on both worlds, past and present, begins to spin wildly out of control and she starts slipping in and out of alternate dimensions haunted by a variety of magical ghosts.., Tor Books, 1999, USA: Cumberland House Publishing, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. It started with a single nickel in 1965. She didn't know why she took it. Even in 1965, a nickel wasn't worth as much as it used to be. Usually she just swept up the coins and carried them into the bedroom, where she dumped them into the ashtray with a metallic plunk. But that morning in the fall of 1965, she stood looking at the dirty silver disk lying on top of the television cabinet for so long that it began to look strange, the way a word repeated over and over loses its normal rhythm. She stared at Thomas Jefferson's profile and her mouth grew moist with the memory of lemon drops and King Leo peppermint sticks. Maybe it was the memory of penny candy, the sweet bright colors of it. Or maybe it was remembering the excruciating choices required of a small girl with a single nickel clenched in a sweaty hand.ISBN 1-58182-304-5 04-28-17, Cumberland House Publishing, 2002<

2002, ISBN: 9781581823042

USA: Cumberland House Publishing, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. It started with a single nickel in 1965. She didn't know why she took it. Even in 1965, a nick… Mehr…

USA: Cumberland House Publishing, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. It started with a single nickel in 1965. She didn't know why she took it. Even in 1965, a nickel wasn't worth as much as it used to be. Usually she just swept up the coins and carried them into the bedroom, where she dumped them into the ashtray with a metallic plunk. But that morning in the fall of 1965, she stood looking at the dirty silver disk lying on top of the television cabinet for so long that it began to look strange, the way a word repeated over and over loses its normal rhythm. She stared at Thomas Jefferson's profile and her mouth grew moist with the memory of lemon drops and King Leo peppermint sticks. Maybe it was the memory of penny candy, the sweet bright colors of it. Or maybe it was remembering the excruciating choices required of a small girl with a single nickel clenched in a sweaty hand.ISBN 1-58182-304-5 04-28-17, Cumberland House Publishing, 2002<

ISBN: 9781581823042

Cumberland House Publishing. Hardcover. POOR. Acceptable copy with heavy wear to cover and pages. Pages have writing and or highlighting. Might be an ex-library copy and not include CD … Mehr…

Cumberland House Publishing. Hardcover. POOR. Acceptable copy with heavy wear to cover and pages. Pages have writing and or highlighting. Might be an ex-library copy and not include CD or accessories., Cumberland House Publishing<